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Thursday, 16 July 2015

TOPSHOP INNERSTELLAR EYESHADOW- REVIEW & SWATCHES

With their simplistic yet quirky packaging, amazing
quality and affordable prices, I don't know anyone who isn't a fan of the
Topshop makeup range. I popped into my local store at the weekend and couldn't
resist adding the cute little eyeshadow 'Innerstellar' to my ever growing
collection. All dome shaped and shimmery, this colour stood out for me as
soon as I approached the stand. I am a sucker for a brown/ taupe/ shimmery
shadow (the BEST shade for blue eyes, in my opinion) and at only £5, this
rivals most of the highstreet brands out there price wise.

With a lot of shimmery eyeshadows, I often find that
either the shimmer alone will come out of pot, with not much else
(leaving sparsely covered glittery eyelids- not a good look) or the
shadow seems to lose its shimmer as soon as it is on the eyelid. As soon
as I tried it on the back of my hand I was instantly impressed with how
pigmented it was and also that the shimmer particles looked great- top marks
for Topshop for creating a shadow that looks exactly the same on the skin as it
does in the pot.

I decided against applying a lighter ‘base’ colour as this
colour is stunning and 3 dimensional on it’s own, so I went straight in with my
large Mac shader brush and applied a generous amount of the shadow on to my lids. Because
this is very pigmented, the texture is quite ‘powdery’ so it’s best to pat the
eyeshadow onto the eyelid rather than brush it on. This will not only ensure
that the colour does not lose its depth, but also will ensure the shimmer stays
put. Once I had applied a good amount of the shadow, I took my Spectrum shader brush brush and gently started to blend the edges, careful not to take too
much colour away from the moveable part of the lid. I also picked up some more
of the product and lined the bottom of my eyes (under the lashes) with it. I
finished off with some Rimmel brown gel eyeliner, and lashings of Maxfactor
false lash effect mascara.

This is an easy, quick, everyday look than can easily be
vamped up for the evening by blending some matte brown eyeshadow into the crease of the eyelid and swapping the brown liquid liner for black.

What do you think? Have you tried this or any of the
other Topshop eyeshadows?